Leonard Etheridge Bates

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Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home

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August 22, 2025

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Leonard Bates Obituary

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." - Proverbs 3:5-6 Sonny Bates was born on October 15, 1941, in Hartselle, Alabama, and... Read Leonard Bates's Obituary